[Grml] Having a way to set default X session manager
Michael Prokop
mika at grml.org
Mon Aug 3 01:32:56 CEST 2009
* Michael Whapples <mwhapples at aim.com> [20090803 01:30]:
> Currently when GRML is installed to HD it creates the user home
> directory with a .xinitrc file with a window manager (looking closer at
> alternatives it seems this really should be called x session manager).
> This makes it impossible for a system wide default window manager to be
> set. I remember that slackware offered a feature where a default system
> window manager could be set and such a feature would be useful in GRML.
> Obviously should a user want to use something other than the default
> then they can do so by running grml-x or manually create the ~/.xinitrc
> file.
> Would it be possible to add such a feature?
How about running:
update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
and using x-window-manager as window manager in ~/.xinitrc then?
regards,
-mika-
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